This week we wrapped up our mapping unit with a mapping walk. The students were put in small groups and given a map from school to a mystery location in the nearby community. They had to remember and use what we learned about proper mapping, and they had to work together to make sure they were following the map. The…
Last Friday KCS hosted the annual Grandparent’s and Grandfriend’s day. It was a wonderful time of meeting new people and seeing the support and love of different generations to the young people at KCS. I enjoy talking to the grandparents as they come in. From year to year you get to know them a bit and it makes the shared…
This past week our class had the joy of taking a field trip to a local conservation area to practice our mapping skills. We have learned about and practiced directions, landmarks, symbols, and orientation. This was a chance to put our learning into practice in a real life situation. As with most field trips, however, our morning was more than…
“Student Vote is an authentic learning program that provides students with the opportunity to experience the voting process firsthand and practice the habits of active and informed citizenship.” (www.studentvote.ca) Throughout this unit, we learned about all levels of the Canadian government, and were able to ask questions from a special guest speaker, a Kingston counsellor. We also learned about…
Today was the launch of our show and tell. Our theme this month is “Map.” The students did a great job of showing creativity and being well-prepared.
With less than three weeks to go the 7/8 is working hard to get their parts of the GOTV campaign finished. Attached is the partial list of the to-do by Friday. The goal is to get out in the neighbourhoods next week.